Missionary Alumni blog

Summer Outreach Team

The Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod (LCHKS) has many outreach activities throughout their church body. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has had the privilege of being a partner in some of those activities. GEO (globally engaged in outreach) missionaries, who serve for one to two years, have been working with the LCHKS to offer English classes since 2009. This summer, a short-term team of 6-10 people have been requested to assist the LCHKS in their summer outreach activities. Short-term missionaries will begin their eight weeks in Hong Kong by assisting with a summer camp led by the GEO missionaries. Next, they will participate with local LCHKS schools in their seventh-grade orientation activities by incorporating English and Scripture through songs, skits, games, etc. Finally, the team will lead a 10-day summer outreach camp. With God’s help, witnessing will take place through the personal relationships formed in each of these activities and the Christian actions preformed by the team. This is an ideal opportunity for education majors or others who are looking for a positive way to make a difference this summer!

Service Coordinator—Teams

Short-term mission teams are actively involved in sharing the Gospel in large and small groups as directed by the partner church. LCMS World Mission is seeking an individual who will facilitate these teams from Hong Kong. The Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod’s schools hope to receive 20 teams per year in addition to summer programs and teams for congregations. In addition to preparing for and supporting these teams, you will be involved in recruiting teams.

Connect

For more information, contact an LCMS World Mission placement counselor at 1-800-433-3954 or mission.recruitment@lcms.org. To learn about how you can serve the Lord around the world, visit www.lcmsworldmission.org/searchopps.

Why Serve?

God knows us and what we need. He sent his Son, Jesus, to earth, so that we may have life, and have it to the full. Through faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection, our relationship with God is restored and we have life. LCMS World Mission’s GEO and short-term missionary programs focus on building relationships and sharing the Gospel with people through those relationships, as well as connecting locals to career missionaries and national churches to continue building relationships. The people touched by GEO and short-term missionaries need the same thing we all do: true life in Christ.  By serving for 1-2 years or even two weeks, you can help our missionaries and national churches in their efforts to introduce people to a true life in Christ.